Malaria has been described as Nigeria’s most enduring public health challenge. Caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, ...

The Founder of the African Genetic Biocontrol Consortium, Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui, has called for a new solution in the ...

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Novartis and the non-profit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have advanced a novel drug combination for malaria into a phase 3 programme, raising hopes of a regimen that could be used to treat ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take ...

It will deal with a pipeline of 30 potential new drugs and vaccines across 13 infectious diseases, including long-acting injectables to protect against Plasmodium falciparum malaria and vaccines ...

Drug-resistant infections - especially from deadly bacteria like tuberculosis and staph - are a growing global health crisis.

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence-based method to more accurately detect antibiotic resistance in deadly bacteria such as tuberculosis and staph. The breakthrough could lead to ...

Rutgers Health researchers have developed an oral antiviral drug candidate for COVID-19 that could overcome major limitations ...

A single dose of the drug nitisinone could render a person’s blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, modelling suggests.